Storm'n Norm'n: Pfizer? Yeah, good question. Why would you trust them?

Friday, January 14, 2022

Pfizer? Yeah, good question. Why would you trust them?

Violation Tracker Parent Company Summary

Parent Company Name:

Pfizer

Ownership Structure:

publicly traded (ticker symbol PFE)

Headquartered in:

New York

Major Industry:

pharmaceuticals

Specific Industry:

pharmaceuticals

Penalty total since 2000:

$10,193,896,333

Number of records:

Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)	Penalty Total	Number of Records
safety-related offenses	$5,637,014,255	15
healthcare-related offenses	$3,373,675,000	10
government-contracting-related offenses	$1,109,688,435	19
competition-related offenses	$63,466,568	6
environment-related offenses	$4,571,885	19
Top 5 Primary Offense Types	Penalty Total	Number of Records
drug or medical equipment safety violation	$5,636,840,000	9
off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products	$3,373,675,000	10
False Claims Act and related	$1,109,688,435	19
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act	$60,216,568	3
environmental violation	$4,571,885	19

Notes:

Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.

Links:

For an overview of this company's accountability track record, read its Corporate Rap Sheet here.

For more details on misconduct by this company, see its entry in the Project On Government Oversight's Federal Contractor Misconduct Database.

Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.

Violation Tracker UK data on for this company can be found here.

Individual Penalty Records:

Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case.

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Company	Primary Offense Type	Year	Agency	Penalty Amount
American Home Products	drug or medical equipment safety violation	2002	private lawsuit-federal	$3,750,000,000
Pfizer Inc.	off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products	2009	FDA	$2,300,000,000
Pfizer Inc.	False Claims Act and related	2016	DOJ_CIVIL	$784,600,000
Pfizer	drug or medical equipment safety violation	2004	private lawsuit-federal	$750,000,000
Pfizer	drug or medical equipment safety violation	2008	private lawsuit-federal	$745,000,000
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc.	off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products	2013	FDA	$490,900,000
Warner-Lambert	off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products	2004	FDA	$430,000,000
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	False Claims Act and related	2016	MULTI-AG	(*) $371,351,180
Pfizer, Inc.	kickbacks and bribery	2009	MULTI-AG	(*) $331,485,170
Pfizer	drug or medical equipment safety violation	2013	private lawsuit-federal	$288,000,000
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products	2013	MULTI-AG	(*) $257,400,000
Warner-Lambert	off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products	2004	MULTI-AG	(*) $190,000,000
King Pharmaceuticals	False Claims Act and related	2005	DOJ_CIVIL	$124,000,000
King Pharmaceuticals	False Claims Act and related	2006	MULTI-AG	(*) $124,000,000
Pfizer Inc.	off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products	2008	MULTI-AG	$60,000,000
Pfizer Inc.	drug or medical equipment safety violation	2012	FDA	$55,000,000
Pfizer Corporation	False Claims Act and related	2002	DOJ_CIVIL	$49,000,000
Pfizer Inc.	off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products	2012	MULTI-AG	$42,900,000
Alpharma Inc.	False Claims Act and related	2010	DOJ_CIVIL	$42,500,000
Pfizer Inc.	False Claims Act and related	2019	IL-AG	$41,047,101
Pfizer	off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products	2014	MULTI-AG	$35,000,000
Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories Division	drug or medical equipment safety violation	2000	FDA	$30,000,000
Pfizer Inc.	Foreign Corrupt Practices Act	2012	SEC	$26,339,944
Pfizer, Inc.	False Claims Act and related	2018	DOJ_CIVIL	$23,850,000
Pfizer Inc.	False Claims Act and related	2002	MULTI-AG	(*) $21,084,700
Wyeth LLC	Foreign Corrupt Practices Act	2012	SEC	$18,876,624
Pfizer Inc.	False Claims Act and related	2013	TX-AG	$18,170,000
Pfizer H.C.P. Corporation	Foreign Corrupt Practices Act	2012	DOJ_CRIMINAL	$15,000,000
Pfizer Inc.	off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products	2011	FDA	$14,500,000
Alpharma USPD, Inc. and Purepac Pharmaceutical Co.	False Claims Act and related	2011	KY-AG	$10,200,000
Pfizer Inc.	drug or medical equipment safety violation	2014	NV-AG	$9,500,000
Alpharma Inc.	False Claims Act and related	2010	MULTI-AG	(*) $8,900,000
Pfizer, Inc. and Pharmacia Corporation	False Claims Act and related	2010	HI-AG	$8,200,000
Pfizer	drug or medical equipment safety violation	2003	MULTI-AG	$6,000,000
Pfizer, Inc.	drug or medical equipment safety violation	2012	OR-AG	$3,340,000
Pfizer Inc. and Pharmacia Corp.	False Claims Act and related	2012	ID-AG	$2,900,000
Pfizer Inc.	False Claims Act and related	2011	MULTI-AG	(*) $2,621,154
Alpharma, Inc.	price-fixing or anti-competitive practices	2004	FTC	$2,500,000
King Pharmaceuticals LLC	environmental violation	2013	EPA	$2,200,000
KING PHARMACEUTICALS	environmental violation	2013	EPA	(*) $2,200,000
Alpharma USPD, Inc.,	False Claims Act and related	2011	MS-AG	$2,010,667
Purepac Pharmaceutical Co., n/k/a Actavis Elizabeth, LLC	False Claims Act and related	2011	MS-AG	$2,010,667
Wyeth	benefit plan administrator violation	2013	private lawsuit-federal	$2,000,000
Pfizer	employment discrimination	2009	private lawsuit-federal	$1,365,003
Pfizer Inc.	environmental violation	2008	EPA	$975,000
Pfizer	consumer protection violation	2019	OR-AG	$975,000
PFIZER GLOBAL MANUFACTURING	environmental violation	2008	EPA	(*) $975,000
Alpharma, Inc.	price-fixing or anti-competitive practices	2004	MULTI-AG	$750,000
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals LLC	environmental violation	2014	EPA	$728,000
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, LLC	environmental violation	2014	EPA	(*) $728,000
Pfizer Inc.	consumer protection violation	2018	NY-AG	$700,000
Alpharma USPD, Inc.	False Claims Act and related	2010	ID-AG	$600,000
Purepac Pharmaceutical Co.	False Claims Act and related	2010	ID-AG	$600,000
Hospira Inc.	employment discrimination	2015	OFCCP	$400,000
Pfizer Inc.	off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products	2013	MA-AG	$375,000
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, LLC	environmental violation	2016	EPA	$190,000
HOSPIRA, INC.	workplace safety or health violation	2004	OSHA	$132,300
SEARLE LTD	environmental violation	2002	EPA	$95,000
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Company, Inc.	environmental violation	2010	EPA	$77,000
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals LLC	environmental violation	2005	EPA	$55,000
Wyeth Rouses Point	environmental violation	2008	EPA	$44,500
Pfizer Inc.	environmental violation	2006	CT-ENV	$40,224
Wyeth Biopharma	wage and hour violation	2005	WHD	$40,187
Wyeth Ayerst Pharmaceuticals	environmental violation	2004	EPA	$37,000
Pfizer, Inc.	environmental violation	2010	CT-ENV	$31,266
WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY - OTC	environmental violation	2000	EPA	$25,000
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals	environmental violation	2010	EPA	$24,650
PFIZER INC / GROTON SITE	environmental violation	2005	EPA	$22,500
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Ltd.	environmental violation	2004	EPA	$20,025
Pfizer Inc.	railroad safety violation	2002	FRA	$11,250
PFIZER, INC.	workplace safety or health violation	2012	OSHA	$9,600
KING PHARMACEUTICALS	workplace safety or health violation	2001	OSHA	$7,200
PFIZER, INC.	workplace safety or health violation	2009	OSHA	$7,155
HOSPIRA	workplace safety or health violation	2006	OSHA	$6,750
Pfizer Inc.	environmental violation	2012	CA-DPR	$6,720

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